Open Carry in Oklahoma

In spite of all the wailing and predictions of OK Corral type shoot-outs in the streets, I think this is a good thing.  The way the concealed statute was written originally, if your concealed weapon became accidentally revealed, you were in violation of the law.  I don't expect to suddenly see folks walking around in town with a holster on their hip.  It wouldn't bother me, but I prefer to have those with bad intent to look around and wonder who is armed.  If the weapon is concealed, it could be anybody that shoots back, even the little gray haired granny with that big purse...

As to the comparisons with the OK Corral, if memory serves, that was the first example of the failure of gun control efforts!  Tombstone, by ordinance, was suppose to be a gun free zone.  That didn't stop the Daltons from taking on the local constabulary, now, did it?

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signs open-carry gun bill into law

Oklahoma will become 25th licensed state to allow the open carrying or concealed carrying of firearms. The bill takes effect Nov. 1.

 

By Michael McNutt | Published: May 15, 2012 Oklahoman    280

Oklahoma will become the 25th state to allow the open carrying of handguns.

Brigette Blackwell demonstrates at Big Boys Guns and Ammo on Tuesday the type of holster that could be used to openly carry a pistol. Photo By Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman

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Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law Tuesday a measure that allows Oklahomans to openly carry handguns.

The measure, Senate Bill 1733, allows those who are licensed to carry a firearm under the Oklahoma Self Defense Act a choice: to openly carry a weapon or conceal it.

It also allows a property owner to openly carry a handgun on his or her land. No concealed carry permit would be required.

To receive a license under the Oklahoma Self Defense Act, applicants must take a firearms safety and training course and submit to a background check by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Those convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors may not receive a handgun license.

The measure takes effect Nov. 1.

Oklahoma is the 25th state with either “permissive open carry” laws, which means no permit required, or “licensed open carry,” which requires a permit. Oklahoma now joins Utah, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Hawaii and Massachusetts as a “licensed open carry” state.

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